Never get involved in a land war in Asia. Rumsfeld's War. Excellent PBS Frontline special tonight on Rumsfeld's War. Can't say there is any radically new material here, but it does a good job of peeling back the layers of politics and exposing the decision-making process, the personal battles, and the complete failure to anticipate… Continue reading Never get involved in a land war in Asia
Author: Vince Kimball
Audio of How To Run Your Own Software Business presentation
Audio of How To Run Your Own Software Business presentation. Niall Kennedy posted an audio file of the How to Run your Own Software Business panel at the OS X conference. When talking about getting started as an OS X developer, certain subjects often get more time than they need: dealing with piracy and legal… Continue reading Audio of How To Run Your Own Software Business presentation
Why I Heart Bloggers
Why I Heart Bloggers. Because I can catch up on conferences I couldn't attend in person! Buzz Bruggeman and David Weinberger (scroll down to October 23) on PopTech Geoff Harder on NetSpeed 2004 Mark Leggott on Access 2004 (scroll down to October 16) BTW, I'm hoping to restore comments soon in case you want to… Continue reading Why I Heart Bloggers
Dell Offers Servers, Software and Service
Dell Offers Servers, Software and Service. Emphasizing low cost, ease of use and IT support, Dell pitches new servers designed for SMBs. [Datamation Product News]
NetBSD, for When Portability and Stability Matter
NetBSD, for When Portability and Stability Matter. If portability tops your list of critical OS requirements, NetBSD may be for you. The Unix OS is aimed at organizations looking for a slim and stable platform that makes it possible to run the latest server apps on modest or specialized hardware. [Datamation Product News]
Malcolm Gladwell on the instability of preference
Malcolm Gladwell on the instability of preference. A conflict prevented me from attending PopTech this year, but fortunately Doug Kaye was there with his microphone. The talk I most wanted to hear — Malcolm Gladwell's — was posted over the weekend. In this two-minute clip, Gladwell sums up the dilemma of the Aeron chair, a… Continue reading Malcolm Gladwell on the instability of preference
Under Gmail's hood
Under Gmail's hood. I'd been experimenting for a few months with Gmail, Google's Web mail system, without really taking it seriously. But this week I decided to take the plunge and try using Gmail not only as a mail search engine, but as a replacement for Outlook (on Windows) and Mail (on OS X). Now… Continue reading Under Gmail's hood
Home PCs Plagued With Problems
Home PCs Plagued With Problems. Researchers find that net users are not as secure as they think. Among surveyed adults who believed they were safe from online threats, most had spyware running on their home computers and few had firewall protection. [Wired News]
Tinderbox: Simple Project Manager
Tinderbox: Simple Project Manager. New in the Tinderbox Public File Exchange: Jennings Aske contributes a sleek, simple project manager framework that combines a smart todo list and a daybook. [Mark Bernstein]
Software Pricing
Software Pricing. Ipswitch's IMail customers seem to be in open revolt over a new pricing scheme. IMail is a popular email server for Windows-based servers. Ipswitch is a normally smart company in Massachusetts. This story will be interesting to follow for anyone making pricing decisions about software and trying to move upmarket. Disclosure: We use… Continue reading Software Pricing